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The 6-foot-9 rising senior from Ridge View High School in
Columbia, S.C., posted on Twitter, "I have decided to decommit
from UNC to explore other options that can help me grow from a
teenage boy to an adult to put me in the best position to reach
my dream goal which is the NBA."
247 Sports lists Jackson as the top prospect in his class, while
ESPN has him at No. 6. Both media outlets reported that South
Carolina is now the favorite to land Jackson -- with the player
possibly reclassifying to enter college for the upcoming season.
According to ESPN, Jackson is the first recruit to decommit from
North Carolina since J.R. Smith decided to go straight to the
NBA from high school in 2003.
Jackson put up 12.9 points and 9.8 rebounds per game in Nike
EYBL play last spring and summer, per ESPN. In addition, he
nabbed MVP honors at the NBPA Top 100 Camp this summer due to
averages of 14 points and 9.2 rebounds.
The Tar Heels went 29-10 last season, losing in the national
championship game to Kansas.
--Field Level Media
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